King James Version

Ephesians 4:18

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “darkened” (ἐσκοτωμένοι) before in the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “darkened” (ἐσκοτισμένοι) before in the here.

ἐσκοτωμένοιeskotōmenoidarkenedσκοτόομαι (skotoomai)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “darkened”, a completed action with a present resultG4656(lit. or met.) I darken.darkenedτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.διανοίᾳdianoiamindδιάνοιαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “mind”, the to- or for-formG1271understanding, intellect, mind, insight.This verse uses “mind”.ὄντεςontesbeingεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “being”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.beingἀπηλλοτριωμένοιapēllotriōmenoialienatedἀπαλλοτριόομαι (apallotrioomai)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “alienated”, a completed action with a present resultG526I estrange, alienate; pass: I am alienated from.alienatedτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ζωῆςzōēsfrom the lifeζωή (zōē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “from the life”, the of-formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.from the lifeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godδιὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.throughτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄγνοιανagnoianignoranceἄγνοια (agnoia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “ignorance”, the object formG52ignorance, inadvertence, sometimes with the idea of willful blindness.the ignoranceτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οὖσανousanthat isεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “that is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.that isἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, neuter — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themδιὰdiabecauseδιάpreposition — “because”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.becauseτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πώρωσινpōrōsinof the blindnessπώρωσις (pōrōsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “of the blindness”, the object formG4457hardness of heart, obtuseness.of the blindnessτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίαςkardiasheartκαρδία (kardia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “heart”, the of-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heartαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐσκοτισμένοιeskotismenoidarkenedσκοτίζω (skotizō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “darkened”, a completed action with a present resultG4654I darken.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

being darkened in the understanding, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,

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American Standard Version (1901)

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart;

Young’s Literal Translation

being darkened in the understanding, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,

World English Bible

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.

Darby Translation

being darkened in understanding, estranged from the life of God by reason of the ignorance which is in them, by reason of the hardness of their hearts,

Douay-Rheims

Having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their hearts.

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